Këlliçi, with other questions about Jet Bank/ Demands transparency from the Bank of Albania

2026-05-07 18:02:00, Aktualitet CNA

Këlliçi, with other questions about Jet Bank/ Demands transparency

Democratic Party MP Belind Këlliçi has once again raised concerns in Parliament regarding the licensing procedures and shareholder structure of Jet Bank, demanding more transparency from the Bank of Albania.

During his speech, Këlliçi raised several questions about the changes in the bank's ownership and the role of the companies involved in the shareholding structure. According to him, citizen Idan Avishai had initially applied as the sole shareholder and received prior approval, but then the shares were transferred to an offshore company.

The Democratic MP publicly asked why this transfer was necessary and what functions the other joint-stock companies will have, which according to him have no banking experience and have not made concrete investments.

Këlliçi raised doubts that these companies could be used as “political cover” or as instruments of influence in the bank’s approval process. He claimed that, based on the Bank of Albania’s regulation, the change in the shareholder structure should have led to the immediate suspension of the procedure until the full verification of shareholders and capital.

According to the opposition MP, despite these changes, the procedure has continued "at record pace", while the responsible institutions have not provided public clarifications.

Këlliçi also stated that his requests to the Bank of Albania to obtain Idan Avishai's CV and professional profile were rejected with the argument that the file is secret.

"Why was it necessary for citizen Idan Avishai, after having applied as a sole shareholder and received prior approval, to transfer the shares to an offshore company?"

What functions will other joint-stock companies cover where they have invested nothing and have 0 banking experience?

Are these companies political fronts or instruments of influence in this procedure?

According to the BoA regulation, this change in the shareholder structure required immediate suspension until the shareholder and capital were fully verified.

Instead of stopping here, the procedure continues at a record pace.

It is unacceptable that documents that are easily found by MPs or ordinary citizens are not found by institutions specialized in preventing money laundering and terrorist financing. To date, I have not received any response from the BoA.

My repeated requests to the BoA to receive Idan Avishai's CV and professional profile have been rejected, saying that the file is secret. The shareholder file where Albanians will deposit their life savings is secret.

"Not for ordinary citizens but also for the assembly," said Këlliçi./ CNA